Biology

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Facilities

The Biology Department is housed in the adjoining Watson Life Sciences and Dana Science Buildings. The facilities include a large state-of-the-art lecture hall and well-equipped teaching and research laboratories. All instructional laboratories are equipped with networked computer stations for every two students.

Faculty offices are located near the research and teaching laboratories to make student-faculty interactions convenient.

Field Studies

Biology students use the college's Ecological Preserve, Lake Campus, and newly acquired College Farm to conduct field research. Other local sites include county parks and greenways. The 220-acre preserve is adjacent to the main campus and the site of many semester-long or multi-year projects. GPS and GIS positioning software and equipment allow students to locate geographical positions and produce images territories or ranges.

For botanical studies, a greenhouse is available to grow plants under controlled conditions. Alternatively, growth chambers are available for plant and animal physiology experiments. Multi-year seed bank, behavior ecology, and community ecology research projects provide longitudinal perspectives and short-term projects are available as well.